Alegent Health Turns to ThinIdentity(TM) to Improve Caregiver Productivity
DENVER, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- ThinIdentity Corporation, a leader in improving caregiver workflow in healthcare environments, today announced that Alegent Health is moving forward with plans to implement the ThinIdentity solution throughout its healthcare system. The first installation ...AdCare Health Systems, Inc. Turns Profitable; Reports 2009 First Quarter Earnings Results
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AdCare Health Systems, Inc. (NYSE Amex: ADK ), an Ohio-based long-term care, home health care and management company, today reported financial results for its first quarter of 2009. Revenues for the quarter ended March 31st, 2009 were $6...Stanford researcher's discovery of ion channel turns ear on its head
STANFORD, Calif. Scientists thought they had a good model to explain how the inner ear translates vibrations in the air into sounds heard by the brain. Now, based on new research from the Stanford University School of Medicine, it looks like parts of the model are wrong. Anthony Ricci, PhD, as...Zone Diet Creator Dr. Barry Sears to Talk About Latest Book Toxic Fat: When Good Fat Turns Bad
PHILADELPHIA, March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacqueline Foreman is pleased to be interviewing Dr. Barry Sears live on her highly rated talk show Your Mental Health Talk Radio on Blogtalkradio at www.blogtalkradio.com/yourmentalhealth on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 8 PM EDT/5 PM PDT. Listeners are encou...University of Ottawa Heart Institute Scientists Unlock Mechanism That Turns on Weight-Loss Gene
OTTAWA , Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ - A University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI) research team has unlocked the mechanism that turns on a weight-loss gene in muscle. A new UOHI study shows that the mechanism - a DNA sequence variant identified as rs2419621 - increases the activity levels of ACSL5,...Astrocytes Help Separate Man From Mouse
...in cells. If astrocytes were important, scientists thought, it was most likely because they help create a healthy environment for the neurons. It turns out that astrocytes, which are 10 times as plentiful as neurons, had been pushed to the boundaries of neuroscience because of a gap in the tools used ...Annual Conference on Vaccine Research to Highlight Not Only Health Benefits But Also Economic Gains
...altimore's Marriott Waterfront Hotel. "A healthier population is a cornerstone of a vibrant and growing economy," Bloom said. In his analysis, Bloom turns conventional wisdom on its head. Although he agrees that higher incomes lead to better health, he also argues that better health leads to higher incom...Inclinix Announces New Patent for Expert System Platform
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OVERTON Zombie fire ants may not sound like a cool thing, but wait a minute, said a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert. On April 29, on the grounds of the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Overton in East Texas, Dr. Scott Ludwig released fire ants infected with a new type of...Stem cell breakthrough: Monitoring the on switch that turns stem cells into muscle
In a genetic engineering breakthrough that could help everyone from bed-ridden patients to elite athletes, a team of American researchersincluding 2007 Nobel Prize winner Mario R. Capecchihave created a "switch" that allows mutations or light signals to be turned on in muscle stem cells to monitor...New aerosol observing technique turns gray skies to blue
Tiny, ubiquitous particles in the atmosphere may play a profound role in regulating global climate. But the scientists who study these particles -- called aerosols -- have long struggled to accurately measure their composition, size, and global distribution. A new detection technique and a new sat...Hind wings help butterflies make swift turns to evade predators, study finds
ITHACA, N.Y. New tires allow race cars to take tight turns at high speeds. Hind wings give moths and butterflies similar advantages: They are not necessary for basic flight but help these creatures take tight turns to evade predators. "To escape a predator, you don't have to be fast, you just h...How chromosomes meet in the dark -- Switch that turns on X chromosome matchmaking
A research group lead by scientists at the University of Warwick has discovered the trigger that pulls together X chromosomes in female cells at a crucial stage of embryo development. Their discovery could also provide new insights into how other similar chromosomes spontaneously recognize each ot...Scripps research scientists identify blood component that turns bacteria virulent
LA JOLLA, CA, November 20, 2008Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute have discovered the key chemical that signals Bacillus anthracis , the bacterium that causes anthrax, to become lethal. This finding opens up new avenues of exploration for the development of treatments for bacterial in...Marriott Resort Magically Turns Brown Grease "Green" With The Cost-Cutting Hydrologix GRS
Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort and Spa in Waikoloa, Hawaii, has just installed the trailblazing new Hydrologix Grease Reduction System, the Hydrologix GRS, which transforms their restaurants' brown grease waste into clear water - right in the grease trap! Their choice of both a cost-cutting and &...Online Career Service Turns Focus to 'Switching Gears'
Partners with research institute to aid in successful mid-career changes SANTA CRUZ, Calif., May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Bio Career Center ( http://www.biocareercenter.com ) an online job board and careers tool site for life-science professionals, has partnered with Turning Points Research Institut...Cord Blood America Reports CorCell, Its Major Acquisition in 2006, Turns Profitable
LOS ANGELES, May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cord Blood America, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CBAI), the umbilical cord blood stem cell preservation company ( http://www.cordblood-america.com ) focused on bringing the life saving potential of stem cells to families nationwide and internationall...One of Nation's Oldest Blood Services Providers Turns to Sysmex America
ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Blood Systems intends to purchase up to 23 Sysmex XE-2100D(TM) Automated Hematology Analyzers for the organization's 21 component production/quality control laboratories across the United States, said Blood Systems Vice President for Manufacturing Syste...Toward world's smallest radio: nano-sized detector turns radio waves into music
Researchers in California today (Oct. 17) report development of the worlds first working radio system that receives radio waves wirelessly and converts them to sound signals through a nano-sized detector made of carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotube radio device is thousands of times smaller than ...Better living through software
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Description:... Topoisomerase I from vaccinia virus is a type I eukaryotic topoisomerase that removes both positive and negative superhelical turns (also called right- and left-handed supercoils) from covalently closed DNA. The product of the reaction is a covalently closed, circular DNA with fewe...